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Pakistani jets kill 16 militants

14/03/2010 - 11:30

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistani fighter planes bombed Taliban positions in the northwest on Sunday, killing 16 militants and destroying three hideouts, a government official said.

The air strikes came after a week of bombings which killed soldiers, policemen and aid workers in the northwest and eastern regions of Pakistan.

(Reporting by Hasan Mehmood; Writing by Kamran Haider; Editing by Charles Dick)